2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in California

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of visual and performing arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 master's degrees in visual and performing arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Master's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality visual and performing arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for visual and performing arts.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for visual and performing arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Visual Arts Students Working on Their Master's

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California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

19 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual and performing arts has to check out California State University - Los Angeles. Cal State LA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in California.

There were roughly 19 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from California State University - Los Angeles

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual and performing arts has to look into University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in California.

There were roughly 9 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from University of California - San Diego

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Riverside is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in California.

There were approximately 4 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in visual and performing arts from University of California - Riverside

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts

One of 1 majors within the General Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0. More about our data sources and methodologies.